Lot 77 - 06 Fiat Panda 1.1 (another pile of crap? stop it!)

[Toaster Pilot]

RenesisEvo said:

Toaster Pilot said:

2nd hand working throttle body ordered

Excellent - the challenge has to be to get it past 200k.

- challenge at the moment is to get it past 181k

Throttle body will be here in a day or two - actually getting a complete inlet manifold with throttle so I'll have a spare manifold on the shelf which can't hurt

Might remove those seats tonight and begin that battle

[bungz]

I do love a good muse through the readers cars section.

BMWs nah

Porsche's nah

Self build with a tank engine nah

A shagged out fiat panda with seats covered in dog skid marks

[Toaster Pilot]

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Email sent

[_Nathan_]

Looking forward to a successful update !

[Six Fiend]

Love this thread TP,

The naysayers seem not to be able to see past a bit (okay, rather a lot) of dirt and some minor mechanical issues. I see a chance to muck about with something cheap with few consequences and large entertainment potential

[Sillyhatday]

You sir are a maniac!

Dictionary said:

Maniac, noun
any intemperate or overly zealous or enthusiastic person

I wouldn't be spending any amount of money, on a Fiat with 180,000 miles.

I will be watching tentatively. This could get interesting

[Barchettaman]

Toaster, I find your shed threads fantastically entertaining - but I'm bloody pleased you're the one paying for our entertainment.

Keep the updates coming.

[Toaster Pilot]

Back seat action



Most bolted down rear seat I've ever seen with 2 at the front and 3 at the rear just holding down that bench bottom bit

Pretty disgusted by the fact someone clearly carted children around in this car - there's crayons under the seats and such

[Toaster Pilot]

First step while the seats are out - steam clean the dashboard. Not the best photo but it was covered in the filth on the right / top of this wrong way round photo

[steveo3002]

is there much more work to getting the carpets up? they come up a treat with some degreaser and a good jet washing , then hang up to dry , worth the extra hassle if you can

should make it smell fresh too

[qwertina]

Excellent work. I too m pouring money into a worthless piece of crap car and loving every minute of it!

I once picked up an equally nasty interior and cleaned it with a whole 2 spray bottles of vanish diluted in 5 litres of water. Interior came up beautifully, but I didn't wear gloves and all the skin on my palms died!

[Toaster Pilot]

steveo3002 said:

is there much more work to getting the carpets up? they come up a treat with some degreaser and a good jet washing , then hang up to dry , worth the extra hassle if you can

should make it smell fresh too

Don't think it'd be a huge effort but I'd worry about the amount of time they'd take to dry at this time of year

[Toaster Pilot]

Detailing fanatics that are likely to be offended by dirty trade valeting look away now!

Hit half of the rear seat with my usual treatment for lightly soiled interiors - diluted Flash floor cleaner scrubbed and then sucked/rinsed out with my George carpet cleaner



Needs something stronger (like unleaded and a match) but it's some improvement!!

[helix402]

Super project, I think you could donate that rear seat to an infectious disease research dept. Or take a pressure washer to it!

[Sillyhatday]

fk me! I'd have written the car off for the back seat.

I couldn't tell there's blue bits on the seat. Some people are dirty bds

[Toaster Pilot]

Doing 20+k miles a year in a car so filthy inside amazes me tbh - I'd hate to see their house...

[steveo3002]

Toaster Pilot said:

Don't think it'd be a huge effort but I'd worry about the amount of time they'd take to dry at this time of year

no big deal to put the front seats back in and smoke it about while the carpets dry is it? if the seats are like that the carpets must be hanging

[AyBee]

steveo3002 said:

Toaster Pilot said:

Don't think it'd be a huge effort but I'd worry about the amount of time they'd take to dry at this time of year

no big deal to put the front seats back in and smoke it about while the carpets dry is it? if the seats are like that the carpets must be hanging

I don't think it starts yet, does it? Therefore carpet drying is the least of the OP's worries

[Toaster Pilot]

AyBee said:

I don't think it starts yet, does it? Therefore carpet drying is the least of the OP's worries

Starts fine just has a messed up idle